One in Nine Public Transit Users Uses 'Gidongcar'... Cumulative Recharge Hits 5 Million

Daily Average Usage of Short-Term Tickets Surpasses 10,000 Users

One in nine public transportation users in Seoul is using the Climate Companion Card, indicating its great popularity.

Seoul City announced on the 10th that the cumulative number of Climate Companion Card recharges exceeded 5.03 million from January 27 this year to the end of last month. Last month, 11.8% (410,000 people) of public transportation users used the Climate Companion Card, a significant increase from 5.5% in February.

Usage of the Climate Companion Card 'short-term pass' also increased. When it was launched in July, an average of 4,000 people used it daily, but last month the number exceeded 10,000. The languages used for short-term pass recharges were mostly Japanese (30%), followed by Korean (28%), English (22%), and Chinese (20%). By pass type, the 3-day pass was the most popular, accounting for 34%, followed by the 5-day pass (23%) and the 7-day pass (17%).

The city plans to continuously expand services such as discounts linked to cultural facilities. Earlier, the 'Seoul Dal' airship over Yeouido started operation on August 23, and within ten days, 164 people used the 10% discount benefit with the Climate Companion Card to ride. Additionally, since the 13th of last month, disembarking at Incheon Airport Station has become possible, improving convenience for tourists and travelers.

Going forward, the city plans to expand the service with various offerings, including extending the usage area to nearby cities, launching a postpaid card combined with check and credit card payment functions, and developing products linked to shared mobility services.

Yoon Jong-jang, Director of Transportation at Seoul City, said, "We will not stop efforts to expand services so that the Climate Companion Card can serve as a catalyst for users to naturally reduce private car usage by experiencing the convenience and punctuality of public transportation."

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